What book are you reading?

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 01-26-2012, 06:53

Just finished The True Believer by Eric Hoffer, the "longshoreman philosopher". He went blind at age 7 and the regained his sight at age 15 and started to read all the time...worked as a longshoreman and then wrote this book at age 50. About how mass movements like communism, fascism, revolutions, and religions start proceed and end, and the psychology of the people involved. Very good.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 01-26-2012, 06:54

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

Just finished The True Believer by Eric Hoffer, the "longshoreman philosopher". He went blind at age 7 and the regained his sight at age 15 and started to read all the time...worked as a longshoreman and then wrote this book at age 50. About how mass movements like communism, fascism, revolutions, and religions start proceed and end, and the psychology of the people involved. Very good.

What was the medical condition behind his temporary blindness?

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 01-26-2012, 08:18

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name

What was the medical condition behind his temporary blindness?

Unknown, possibly a fall

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Hoffer

**Strike For The South** · 01-26-2012, 17:10

Sluaghterhouse 5 by Vonnegut

**Furunculus** · 01-29-2012, 23:41

second game of thrones book - awesome.

**Voigtkampf** · 02-06-2012, 11:54

Just finished Haruki Murakami "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman" short stories collection. The man encouraged me to and embrace accept my own short stories, no matter how insane or mundane they might appear to the general public.

Trying to force my way through Stephen King's "Lisey's Story", but it actually physically hurts to see that genius becoming - IMHO, ofc - anything less than a brilliant writer.